Bundaberg, Queensland

Driving south away from Seventeen Seventy we arrived into Australia’s Turtle hatching capital, Bundaberg. While Bundy is more famously known for its unforgivingly harsh pirate juices, it has the largest nesting of marine turtles on Australia’s East Coast. The name Bundaberg derived from the term ‘Bunda’ which is a moiety name that denotes an important man, used by the local Taribelang people of the Kabi nation. The suffix ‘berg’ is an old English word to describe an old town. Bundaberg was founded in 1867 as an agricultural and port town, it thrives in growing, refining and exporting sugar. Around the sugar industry, the town does well with its Rum exports and commercial fruit and vegetable growing.

"Pienocolore 2008" by Jan De Mattia. Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery Collection

"Wonderful Land of Oz" by Camille Serisier

Bundaberg itself was a great place to visit; we’ve eaten well and found plenty to do even with two days of rain, which resulted in us getting drenched jogging around the botanical gardens, getting cultured at the local arts gallery and  an epic round of mini golf.

The main Bourbong Street was a pleasant surprise; we came across two lovely old styled arcade lane ways with small shops and urban influenced cafes. Well maintained Mid to late 1800s buildings like the post office and arts centre puts a nice touch on Bundaberg’s business district. Buzz Superfoods bar rocked our world with coffee and smoothies, while Allowishus Delicious fed us well too. Jamie’s place further out of town hit some taste buds we thought we never had with Korean barbecued style burgers.